The rare bird species hadn’t been seen west of Melbourne since 1989. One conservationist said it's like “finding gold.” ...

A tiny bird in Australia has been spotted using fake hawk alarm calls to scare threats away from their nests to protect their babies, shedding more light on deceptive sounds used by animals to defend ...

Hence, they seem to be limiting themselves to mimicking the chorus of hawk alarm calls given by much smaller local bird species. And since hawks are also usually silent when hunting, the alarm ...